Chorley

Chorley is a town in Lancashire, England, in the West Pennine Moors.

Chorley describes itself as "Lancashire's Market Town". The markets take place most days, and continue to attract shoppers from around the local area. Chorley Borough, surrounding the town, includes many charming rural villages, and contrasting types of countryside.

Understand
10 miles north-west of Bolton, south-west of Blackburn and 6 miles north of Wigan. Preston is 10 miles north of Chorley, and Manchester is 30 miles south-east of Chorley. To the east of the town, the terrain rises up into the West Pennine Moors. Relatively low altitude, but still a remote landscape. The terrain to the west of the town could not be more different, with the flat, fertile West Lancashire Mosslands stretching away to the coast at Southport

By train
enjoys direct train connections to Manchester Airport, Manchester City Centre, Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster and Windermere. Change at Manchester Piccadilly or Preston for express services to the rest of the country.

By car
Chorley is easily accessed from junction 8 on the M61 or junction 27 of the M6. The A6 runs through the town centre while the A49 runs parallel a short distance to the West.

By plane
Direct trains from Manchester Airport in around 50 minutes or a 30-minute drive.

Trains via Manchester to Liverpool John Lennon Airport in around 2 hours or a 50-minute drive.

Get around
You need wheels for the scattered attractions.

Eat






Connect
All major phone networks offer 5G in built-up areas, with the surrounding countryside benefitting from near-ubiquitous 4G service.

Go next

 * Manchester or Liverpool for big city attractions, or north into the Lake District.